Blotter holder



H. WHITT BLOTTER HOLDER July 25, 1933.

Filed Jan. 7, 1933 L 77 e B e lat/17 1n aura/706' INVENTOR Huyh Whz'il.

ATTORNEY.

Thisinvention relates to a blotter holder, ta'lslot 4 inf thedfront end 5 thereof which "I0 pressed for the purpose of blotting a sig out porti'onlO is provid d t pp P o0 having ends, a weighted portion provided on verse flange 12 on the'rearend liithereof.

"i'b one of said ends, a slotted portion provided The cut-out portion also1provides a wineasy to operate, is not liable to get out of part 6 of 6 fmntend 5 (5f theiflame y the inv intion consists in the arr ng me and 9 0f the'blottel'. 8 h advertising 5,- v

ing parts are indicated by similarfreference .stant-ially semi-circular lug fli nembers 16 '85 line 5-5 of Fig. 3. i

Patented July 25, 1933 U I ED STATES ATE T;OFFIQEQ) J r "nuditwrrrmtr; or ronrnnss ormon, i p I I i Brio'rTER. HOLDIERY l i l i Application filed Jan uajr r,'iasalse iaijn f50,603) I GRANTED surname ACT or manor; 3; 1983, AS antenna]: APEIIBQ, 1m; 370 o. e. 757) "This invention described herein may be terial p referably metalof sufficient thickmanufactured and'used by or for the Governness. The frame "1 is provided with a ment for governmental purposes, without Weighted portion 1onthe rear end 3 thereof the payment to me of any royalty thereon. and hasa longitudinally. extending horizon and the primary subject thereof is to provide provides an uppervand lower part 6 and 7 a device of this character which will auto-v respectively. Thef franiel is providedwith matically lift itself together with a blotter a blotter 8'h avingone end 9 thereof slidably provided thereon after having been demounted in the slot 4. 'A rectangularcutnature or the like. I v 6 which forms flanges or slide guide waysll Another object of my invention is to proon the upper. part6 along the longitudinal 'vide' a blotter holder comprising a frame sides ofthefront end portion5 andva tjranson another of said ends and a fulcrum supdow tor -viewing an advertising, card 14.-

port intermediate the ends of said frame. which may be slidably mountedon top of the Still another object of my invention is to end 9'iof the blotter 8 within the 'slide' guide provide a blotter holder which is simple and ways 11 and flange 12. If desired the upper order and; which may be manufactured at be made solid anda suitable advertising mei such low cost'that it can be given away as dium may be provided onthc upper-surface an advertising medium. 4 thereof such as by being stamped thereon With the above andother objects in view, or the like. In order to aid in guidingxthe.

and combination of parts to be hereinafter card 14 within the slide guide ways 11, the more fully described and claimed and illusframe 1 may be provided with guide projectrated inthe accompanying drawing, it betions 15 at each side thereof at its'front end.

ing understood that various changes in form The'guideprojections 15 may be connected I; r y and other details may be resorted" to with I to the frame 1 in any suitable manner such out departing from the spirit orsacrificing as being soldered thereto ormay be made anv of the advantages of the invention. integral therewith. as shown; Transversely Referring mor particularly nowto' the acmounted on the lower surface of the frame 1 companying drawing, in which correspond and intermediatetheends thereof are subs characters} I I 3 which provide a fulcrum support '16 forthe; I Fig. 1 is a side elevationof my invention holder. "The lug-mcinbersllfi may be con I in normal operative position having a blotter nected to the frame 1 in any suitable nianprovided thereon; f ner such as by being welded thereto, or may Fig. 2 is a top planview of myinvention; be made integral therewith as illustrated-in Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof; Fig. 5 offthe drawing; The lug-members. Fig. at is a longitudinal sect onal. view 18 are also so spaced'from the rearfi-end 3 taken on line 4 4 of Fig 2, and of the frame '1 as to cause the weighted por- Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional'view taken on tion 2 provided thereon to pull therearend i i 3 downward after the holder has been de- 'In the illustrative 'em bodim'entcharacter pressed for blotting a signature or the like, izing my invention'A indicates generally untilthe outer edge thereof rests on thetop my improved blotter holderwhich comprises of adesk orfthe like in alignment with a substantially rectangular frame 1 having the lower edge of the semi-circular lug mem a rounded edges and made of any suitable mabers 16 or fulcrum support 16- thereby normally causing the frame 1 together wit-h the blotter 8 which may be provided on the front 1 on any suitable support.

. lug+members 16 may be provided with apertures 18 for pivotally mounting the holder In operation my device functions as fol lows: Assuming that the blotter holder has been provided With a blotter and moved to any suitable place on the top of a desk for blotting a signature or the like, the user thereof, presses downwardly with either his right or left hand on the front end of the holder or on the free end of the blotter-8, this movement causes the right hand portion of the outer perifery of the semi-circular lug members 16 to frictionally engage the top of the desk in a counter clockwise direction which raises the weighted portion 2011 the rear end 3 of the frame 1 upwardly until the blotter 8 has come into contact with the signature or the like to be blotted. .When the holder is released the weighted rear end portion 2 thereof causes the left hand portion of the outer perifery of'the semi-circular lug members 19 to frictionally engage the top 17 of the desk in a clockwise direction until the lower edge of the weighted portion Qrests on the top of the desk aft-er which the device is again ready for instant use.

It will thus be seenthat I have provided a highly. novel and efficient form of blotter holder which is well adapted for all the purposes designated. Even though I have herein described my invention as comprising certain structural features it is nevertheless to be understood that changes can be made therein without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention.

Having described my ters Patent is:

1. A blotter holder comprising a frame having ends, a weighted portion provided on one of said ends, a slot provided in another of said ends and a fulcrum support inter- -mediate saidjends.

2QA blotter holder comprising a frame having ends, a weighted portion provided on one of said ends, a slot providing an upper andlower part in another of said ends, a cutout portion provided in said upper part and said rear end portion of said frame andv a on one of said ends, a slot provided in aninvention what I claim as new and w1sh tosecure by Letfulcrum support on said frame. A

LA blotter holder" comprising a frame having ends, a weighted portion provided the front end portion of other of said ends and a fulcrum support intermediate said ends, said fulcrum support comprising semi-circular lug members.

5. A. blotter holder comprising a frame having ends, a Weighted portion provided on one of said ends, a slot'provided in another ofsaid ends anda fulcrum support intermediate said ends', said fulcrum support comprising semi-circular lug members transversely mounted on said frame. 1

6. A blotter holder comprising a frame having a front and rear end portion, a longi tudinally extending horizontal slot provided in said front end portion, an upper and lower part provided by said slot, a cut-out portion provided in said upper part, a weighted portion provided on the rear end portion of said frame and a fulcrum support on the said lower part of said front. end portion. g

7. A blotter holder comprising a frame having a front and rear end portion, 'a longitudinally extending horizontal slot providingan. upper and lower part in said front end portion, a cut-out portion on said upper part providing slide guide ways, a weighted. portion provided on said rearend portion of said frame and a fulcrum support on the lower surface thereof.

8; A blotter'holder comprising a frame having a front and rear endportion, alongitudinally extending horizontal slot providing an upper and lower part in said front end portion, a substantially rectangular cutout portion provided in the upper part of said slot, said cut-out portion providing slide guide ways on longitudinal side edges of said upper part" and a transverse flange on the rear thereof and a fulcrum support on the lower surface of said frame;

. 9. A blotter holder comprising a frame having a front and rear end portion, said front end portion having a longitudinally extending horizontal slot provided therein, said slot providing an upper and lower part, 116 a cut-out. portion provided in said upper part, said'cut-out portion forming. alongitudinal slide guide way on opposite sides of said upper part and a transverse flange on the rear thereof, a weighted portion {on the said rear end portion of said frame and a fulcrum support on the lower surface thereof, said fulcrum support comprising substantially semi-circular lug members. 7

10. A blotter holder comprising a frame having ends, a weighted portion provided on one of said ends and a fulcrum support intermediate said ends.

I HUGH WHITT. 1 

